I’ve always wanted an original logo for Shakespeare Geek, it just took me a long time to decide what I wanted. Everybody always saw the word ‘geek’ and served up a Shakespeare Nerd instead.
Then it hit me. That image of Albert Einstein sticking his tongue out at the camera.
Albert Einstein, a man whose name is synonymous with genius, had a sense of humor. He could be silly and have a little fun. You know, in between revolutionizing our understand of the universe.
That’s how I think of our approach to Shakespeare. Sure, his name is synonymous with the greatest literature the world has ever known. Does that mean we can’t be silly and have a little fun?
I knew what I wanted. I wanted the Chandos portrait (my favorite depiction of Shakespeare) crossed with Einstein and his silly face.
I pitched this idea a little while ago and long time reader Alexi Sergeant made me this original sketch.
I love it! I’ve been using it as my avatar on various social media sites ever since.
But I also wanted something that I could use for merchandise, just like the Einstein photo. I imagine people having a poster of Shakespeare Geek on their wall just like we had that Einstein poster back in college.
So I had this version designed!
What does everybody think? I’ve got him in color as well, but I showed him around in various forms and everybody seemed to like this black and white version. I agree, because it’s more reminiscent of the original Einstein inspiration.
Merchandise with the new logo is now available!
(Of course, if anybody prefers brighter colors let me know and I’ll happily make more variations!)
Thanks as always for your support!